"bobbery-bob" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Alteration of Hindi बाप रे बाप (bāp re bāp, “Father oh father!”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|hi|बाप रे बाप||Father oh father!}} Hindi बाप रे बाप (bāp re bāp, “Father oh father!”) Head templates: {{en-interj}} bobbery-bob
  1. (Anglo-Indian, obsolete) Oh dear! Alas! Good lord! Tags: obsolete Related terms: bobbery
    Sense id: en-bobbery-bob-en-intj-trANWSLt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1868, Out of the Meshes, volume II, page 273",
          "text": "‘Would not your Royal Highness like to come into the next room and see the dancers?’ said the Major in great perplexity, forgetting all about the inflected verbs. / ‘No, Bobbery Bob! I’ll drink some more sherbet, old man’.",
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        "(Anglo-Indian, obsolete) Oh dear! Alas! Good lord!"
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